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and to have education, to have free access assessment being done. and then to follow-up by those that are challenged economically, to have loans and to have grants that are made available to have all of them participate in this program is incredibly good for the city. and i think it will help many of the small businesses understand their obligations to respond to these better, but also help them get into compliance better. so, i'm glad to launch this program here on irving street with supervisor chu who has been a really big champion for this. but we have many members of our business community that have also been asking us to do something positive about this. and not let these small businesses become victimized in these drive-by lawsuits. to do what we can to make it a positive thing. so, i'm so glad that joaquin has come aboard to help us. he, having headed up the neighborhood services program for years, now has his talent with todd in making sure that all of the small businesses along these commercial corridors have access to our programs, have a
and to have education, to have free access assessment being done. and then to follow-up by those that are challenged economically, to have loans and to have grants that are made available to have all of them participate in this program is incredibly good for the city. and i think it will help many of the small businesses understand their obligations to respond to these better, but also help them get into compliance better. so, i'm glad to launch this program here on irving street with...
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we would see over $5 million of cut to education, and almost $3 million of cuts from public housing. san francisco's allocation of medicare would be cut by $2 million. funding for the wic workforce program would lose almost $5 million. there would be a $1 million cut to housing services for people with hiv and aids and more than $1 million cut to the community development block grant program. ladies and gentlemen, this is our safety net. and our safety net's already strained by years of state cuts and it cannot sustain these additional reductions in federal funding. in addition to the cuts i have just detailed, there are also competitive grants and state pass-throughs that will also see cuts, and totals for which we really cannot estimate at this time. although this is serious business, and we need to get engaged -- although this is serious, we need to get engaged
we would see over $5 million of cut to education, and almost $3 million of cuts from public housing. san francisco's allocation of medicare would be cut by $2 million. funding for the wic workforce program would lose almost $5 million. there would be a $1 million cut to housing services for people with hiv and aids and more than $1 million cut to the community development block grant program. ladies and gentlemen, this is our safety net. and our safety net's already strained by years of state...
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opportunity for the police overview and strategies and also a chance to educate the public on what we're doing, and how the public can help protect itself. thankséj:x you. >> clerk calvillo: thank you, supervisor wiener. supervisor cohen. >> supervisor cohen: thank you verygyt)7 much. i just want to take a moment to say a couple of words for a gentleman that passed. his name was percy hater. he passed away this past saturday december 1 at the aimg of # 2. although he was born in tyler texas he spentu in san francisco. he's the father of five kids, three daughters and two sons. one of his daughters was a friend of one of myl he was a.a( #u5 notoriously kne funny and loving. he was a plumber, a contractor, confidence in his workers, in his team. he didn't cut corners, and he always went above and beyond the job at hand. when i spoke to his children, i asked them what their fondest memory would be of their father generous, and kind, and greeting everyone with a smile. i would have to agree with that statement. the last time i saw mr. hater was at sally's restaurant. he was standing in l
opportunity for the police overview and strategies and also a chance to educate the public on what we're doing, and how the public can help protect itself. thankséj:x you. >> clerk calvillo: thank you, supervisor wiener. supervisor cohen. >> supervisor cohen: thank you verygyt)7 much. i just want to take a moment to say a couple of words for a gentleman that passed. his name was percy hater. he passed away this past saturday december 1 at the aimg of # 2. although he was born in...
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no other country can match theur quality and variety of our poste secondary education. a we have the broadest scientific and technological base and the. most advanced agricultural yound system. our population is younger andstz more mobile than most other can industrialized nations. we still i can flourish in this global marketplace if we nurtured the competitive geniusd of the american people that haso allowed us, time and time againl to reinvent our economy.s but we must deal with failures of governments that have delayed resolutions to the obviousional problems. ec rational strategy for our s long-term growth and security should fail to restrain current entitlement attempt to gain the maximum resp strategic a vantage from our human resource potential shouldi fail to enact comprehensive immigration reform, but resolvea the status of undocumented most immigrants and encourage the most talented immigrants to americ contribute to america's future. faced with immense responsibility, there is a need to elevate our senate debate.nt it is vital that the president and congress
no other country can match theur quality and variety of our poste secondary education. a we have the broadest scientific and technological base and the. most advanced agricultural yound system. our population is younger andstz more mobile than most other can industrialized nations. we still i can flourish in this global marketplace if we nurtured the competitive geniusd of the american people that haso allowed us, time and time againl to reinvent our economy.s but we must deal with failures of...
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>> in regards to the illegal use -- are we trying to educate the public? >> i think that is a huge role. i think we are trying to clarify the questions and make it very clear about what the role is about what we can and can't do, what we can control and we can. i would like to thank everyone for being here. mr. chairman, i would like to thank everyone for the opportunity. >> sir, perhaps i can answer one of your constituents concerns for the ranking member. that is the one thing i get asked all the time it can congress do more than one thing at a time. to a great extent, yes, there are leadership working on the fiscal cliff. there are those working on what they are doing, and this committee wasn't supposed to be in session is trying to take full advantage of doing is many things as we can. i might note that the gentleman has been incredibly helpful in doing oversight on a lot of things. people may not have understood him it until we started finding out, for example, hydraulic fracturing was under attack. so i would like to thank the gentleman for multitask
>> in regards to the illegal use -- are we trying to educate the public? >> i think that is a huge role. i think we are trying to clarify the questions and make it very clear about what the role is about what we can and can't do, what we can control and we can. i would like to thank everyone for being here. mr. chairman, i would like to thank everyone for the opportunity. >> sir, perhaps i can answer one of your constituents concerns for the ranking member. that is the one...
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a quality higher education seems more unaffordable each year. and working men and women don't often feel that the government understands their struggle and need to move the country forward. they also want us to begin to balance the books just like we did under president clinton with a sensible, balanced approach, one that led to increasing wages across the board, increasing productivity, increasing employment, and a budget surplus in 2000 before president george w. bush took over. last year we cook a step in that direction. we cut $1 trillion in federal spending, we don't hear much about it particularly from the other side of the aisle. but what it means is that every discretionary program will see less funding for the next decade, which will have a huge impact on my state and every state in this country. now, if we're going to cut spending on education, research, and transportation to the tune of approximately $1 trillion, i think most americans recognize that the other side of the equation has to be considered. revenue needs to be part of the
a quality higher education seems more unaffordable each year. and working men and women don't often feel that the government understands their struggle and need to move the country forward. they also want us to begin to balance the books just like we did under president clinton with a sensible, balanced approach, one that led to increasing wages across the board, increasing productivity, increasing employment, and a budget surplus in 2000 before president george w. bush took over. last year we...
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education, what would be the impact of sequestration on education do you think? >> guest: well most education spending of course is paid for by state and local governments but the part that's paid for by the federal government would be very hard. so there would be the need, because of less grants in aid from the federal government to the states, there would be less money for teachers in especially schools serving less advantaged students. there would be less money for special education, for kids with handicaps or disabilities. there would be, you know, less money for a variety of things of that sort. >> host: jim, i know you think the cuts are too deep but where can you cut when it comes to education? >> guest: i'm not sure i would use the word too deep. i think they're indiscriminate. >> host: indiscriminate. >> guest: we need to restrain spending. there is a lot of room to cut this portion of the budget. there is true, what i would call a relatively modest cut already, that was off very high base. there has been a very large run-up in the portion of this budget
education, what would be the impact of sequestration on education do you think? >> guest: well most education spending of course is paid for by state and local governments but the part that's paid for by the federal government would be very hard. so there would be the need, because of less grants in aid from the federal government to the states, there would be less money for teachers in especially schools serving less advantaged students. there would be less money for special education,...
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that can only be dealt with larger issues are education and training. and then sometimes they're talking about skill gaps where there's just not a strong enough connection between how we do worker training and the skills that are actually opened in particular areas. and all three of those are important skill gap were still issues, but they did not take with them the exact same policy solutions. and as we move forward, places like cap and others can help all of us by helping to define these issues and defined which policies address them. and i would suggest would be strongest when we have a larger skills compact. i think, many people come to silicon valley to silicon valley of talk is about the need for high skills immigration. and i agree. i think we do need to do more on -- the president agrees, but not just of a larger copperheads of immigration strategy, but one component of a larger skills strategy which also talks about how we can increase the number of skilled workers coming from our country, from u.s. schools, from u.s. work force. together, that
that can only be dealt with larger issues are education and training. and then sometimes they're talking about skill gaps where there's just not a strong enough connection between how we do worker training and the skills that are actually opened in particular areas. and all three of those are important skill gap were still issues, but they did not take with them the exact same policy solutions. and as we move forward, places like cap and others can help all of us by helping to define these...
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his parents didn't have the means to pay for his education but helped him out by cosigning the loans. now the student and the parents have $103,000 in student loan debt. one of the loans has a 13% interest rate, and the balance continues to rise. this young man, young man would like to finish his degree but he can't afford to. he can't borrow any more money. he is too deeply in debt. how about that for a dilemma? $103,000 in debt, no degree. he can't borrow the money to get a degree. many of these students find out these for-profit courses they took are worthless. they don't transfer anywhere. the diplomacy themselves turn out to be worthless and many employers just laugh at them. you would never know that from the advertising these for-profit schools engage in. i had a group of students in my office this morning. they were from archbishop carroll high school, not too far from the capitol here. they are students who know a little bit about being wooed and enticed by colleges, universities. we talked about this. they are just being inundated by these schools trying to sign them up. the
his parents didn't have the means to pay for his education but helped him out by cosigning the loans. now the student and the parents have $103,000 in student loan debt. one of the loans has a 13% interest rate, and the balance continues to rise. this young man, young man would like to finish his degree but he can't afford to. he can't borrow any more money. he is too deeply in debt. how about that for a dilemma? $103,000 in debt, no degree. he can't borrow the money to get a degree. many of...
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it makes sense to allow foreign students who have trained and educated on u.s. soil to remain here. these students have advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, math, and this bill will ensure that we keep highly skilled and sought-after students here for employers in need. our economy can't wait, it shouldn't have to wait. we need to enact solutions today that create economic growth. we also have no reason to wait for next year's likely debate on immigration, attracting and retraining high-skilled workers shouldn't be a partisan issue. the senior member from new york has a similar proposal to grant green cards to stem students. we have heard his argument for that bill today. i can only assume that many people on the other side of the aisle would support this bill if the majority leader gave it a chance. nearly 30 democrats in the house across the aisle helped this bill pass. finally, as we look ahead to immigration reform, it will be important to consider ways our policy benefits future generations, not just solve the problems for a day. our immigration system should b
it makes sense to allow foreign students who have trained and educated on u.s. soil to remain here. these students have advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, math, and this bill will ensure that we keep highly skilled and sought-after students here for employers in need. our economy can't wait, it shouldn't have to wait. we need to enact solutions today that create economic growth. we also have no reason to wait for next year's likely debate on immigration, attracting and...
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they are smart, educated women who run things. sher tougthey are tough and ramd straight and we would rather they never retire, certainly not this one." well, anyone, anywhere who questions the catholicity, the christianity of american catholic nuns needs to meet sister sheila, a woman who's given her life to the least of our brethren. lore reat to and i and countless chicagoans over three generations feel exactly the same way. sister sheila line's passionate devotion to health care and justice has made chicago a healthier, better city and we are all in her debt. mr. president, i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i ask consent the quorum call be suspend. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: and to speak in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. dush in: mr. president, every week i flare -- mr. durbin: mr. president, ev
they are smart, educated women who run things. sher tougthey are tough and ramd straight and we would rather they never retire, certainly not this one." well, anyone, anywhere who questions the catholicity, the christianity of american catholic nuns needs to meet sister sheila, a woman who's given her life to the least of our brethren. lore reat to and i and countless chicagoans over three generations feel exactly the same way. sister sheila line's passionate devotion to health care and...
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educated that this is something he did not want to have come to his desk. we were willing to help him do that. come to find out he does want the war that's coming. it's one of those things that you can't stop people from doing dumb things buckt he can om make them wish they hadn't done it. >> that's kind of the position we are in. >> just for the information, i guess, for all of our listeners and viewers, some of whom may not appreciate or may not know exactly what the right to work legislation means, steve, what does it mean in terms of -- >> sure. >> union membership in michigan or any other state? >> well, it's for first of all, it's for all public and all private -- there is a carve-out for police and fire. but what it essentially means is that the union services and protections and services that we offer now have to be available to non-members, and they always were by law. we have to service all of themez whether you are an actual dues paying member or not but what this means is you can pay absolutely nothing and you are entitled by law to receive all
educated that this is something he did not want to have come to his desk. we were willing to help him do that. come to find out he does want the war that's coming. it's one of those things that you can't stop people from doing dumb things buckt he can om make them wish they hadn't done it. >> that's kind of the position we are in. >> just for the information, i guess, for all of our listeners and viewers, some of whom may not appreciate or may not know exactly what the right to work...
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and one of the things that you talked about is education. and how to make higher education cheaper, how to reform pell grants. what will be the number one thing that you would do, that you can do as a freshman minority senator? >> well, i don't think there is a number one thing. i think there's a number of number one things, you have to do them all. the biggest obstacle we face as a 21st century doesn't look like a 20th century student. it's not just an 18-year-old that graduated high school. it still continues to be a significant part of the folks that are going into college, but it's also the 38-year-old who's decided to go back to school and get a degree. that was my officer's experience. it's also the 25-year-old that's been, after 10 years of being out of high school, has been kind of stuck in these service area jobs and is deciding they want to empower themselves with new skills and the great news is that technological advances are going to not only lower the time and cost of getting that kind of skill acquisition, but are going to mak
and one of the things that you talked about is education. and how to make higher education cheaper, how to reform pell grants. what will be the number one thing that you would do, that you can do as a freshman minority senator? >> well, i don't think there is a number one thing. i think there's a number of number one things, you have to do them all. the biggest obstacle we face as a 21st century doesn't look like a 20th century student. it's not just an 18-year-old that graduated high...
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that's why the president has also in his proposal the commitment to infrastructure and education and the rest which create jobs and build our future. what else -- what are we waiting for? what other information, is there a dove that's going to fly in with a message tied to its leg in what is it they are waiting to find out before they can make a decision? that will give -- to make a decision that will give confidence to our consumers as well as confidence to the markets. i think the markets know we have to reach an agreement and that's why they've continued to be strong. let's hope it will be soon. now somebody asked me a question and i deferred, was it jill? probably didn't come back. >> what's the interpretation from the conversation with president obecause mark we know you've had a few, as far as the state of the negotiations are? >> you wouldn't expect me to share that with you now would you? >> just your perception. >> something i said all along is we need to have a solution. we will have a solution but it has to be a solution that is there and works for the american people and
that's why the president has also in his proposal the commitment to infrastructure and education and the rest which create jobs and build our future. what else -- what are we waiting for? what other information, is there a dove that's going to fly in with a message tied to its leg in what is it they are waiting to find out before they can make a decision? that will give -- to make a decision that will give confidence to our consumers as well as confidence to the markets. i think the markets...
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no other country can match the quality and variety of our post-secondary education. we have the broadest scientific and technological base and the most advanced agricultural system. our population is younger and more mobile than most other industrialized nations. we still can flourish in this global marketplace if we nurture the competitive genius of the american people that has allowed us time and time again to reinvent our economy. but we must deal with failures of governance that have delayed resolutions to obvious problems. no rational strategy for our long-term growth and security should fail to restrain current entitlement spending. and no attempt to gain the maximum strategic advantage from our human resource potential should fail to enact comprehensive immigration reform. that resolves the status of undocumented immigrants and encourages the most talented immigrants to contribute to america's future. faced with immense responsibilities, there is a need to elevate our senate debate. it is vital that the president and congress establish a closer working relatio
no other country can match the quality and variety of our post-secondary education. we have the broadest scientific and technological base and the most advanced agricultural system. our population is younger and more mobile than most other industrialized nations. we still can flourish in this global marketplace if we nurture the competitive genius of the american people that has allowed us time and time again to reinvent our economy. but we must deal with failures of governance that have...